As a pediatric nurse for 12 years, it was exciting to see NBC Nightly News visit Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and highlight something we do here all the time for our patients to put them at ease. The video above demonstrates what most of us know — a child’s favorite stuffed animal, blanket, toy or doll can be their best friend and safety net. After watching the story, there is no doubt what that is for 6-year-old Payson. It's his Batman. For 9-year old Ryan, it’s Mike Wazowski. As a girl who loves sports, my softball mitt was my safety net. (I may or may not have slept with it on occasion.)

It was a happy reunion recently in our Herma Heart Center at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. Vince Forseth, a strapping 17-year-old high school junior, and his parents, Terry and Dawn, got to see a lot of people who came together to help save the young man’s life 10 years ago.

Adam Lemel wrote in his eighth-grade autobiography that he wanted to live a life he could be proud of.

That life would be tragically cut short, as Adam collapsed and died in 1999 while playing in a high school basketball game. His sudden death at age 17 was devastating for his family, friends and community. As his parents dealt with their grief, they also sought to honor Adam’s desire of a life well-lived, and that same year — with the help of Dr. Stuart Berger and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin — the Whitefish Bay family created Project ADAM (Automated Defibrillators in Adam's Memory).